[Williams could. The fifth overall pick in the draft said he talked to his father the other day about what to expect in his first game. They appeared to assume victory, so what were the specifics for the young tailback?] We said 150 yards, ... So I came up a little short.

It's not significant pain. It is sore, though. Overall, it feels good.

I tell him you're going to have another top 10 pick again in the draft, he tells me what they're gonna do to us. Carnell is like a brother to me. . . . We love each other. We'll keep it tight. We just try to compete against each other so much. . . . He knows we're gunning for him. He's going to try to do his best to run us over, especially me. He's got a big hit out for me.

You had a No. 1 draft pick pulling the trigger.

I'll say this: The leverage of having the first pick is in signing your draft pick before the draft,

Nugent's a little different -- he's a draft pick and I was a free agent. I felt like I had to go out and perform every single day and prove myself. You feel like you're always 20 minutes away from being fired.